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it's so difficult for president obama to say the right thing. >> and barack obama knows that president mubarak is clearly angry. he feels somehow cheated. that was apparent from his carefully worded statements. and a white house spokesman describing the 30-minute conversation between the two men, telephone call, proceded barack obama's statement as direct and frank. so, you know, coming from press , you know that was a heated conversation. it is difficult for the americans. they don't want to be seen to interfere, they don't want to be seen to force a change of government. that would alarm other allies that they have in the region. but nor do they want to be seen to prop up somebody who many of mr. mubarak's critics are calling a dictator. it's difficult. until now the white house has watched, waited, kind of rolled with the situation as it's evolved and i suspect they'll continue to do that over the coming days. >> steve kingston in washington. i also spoke to a professor from the center for contemporary arab studies at georgetown university. i asked him if what president mubarak was
it's so difficult for president obama to say the right thing. >> and barack obama knows that president mubarak is clearly angry. he feels somehow cheated. that was apparent from his carefully worded statements. and a white house spokesman describing the 30-minute conversation between the two men, telephone call, proceded barack obama's statement as direct and frank. so, you know, coming from press , you know that was a heated conversation. it is difficult for the americans. they don't...
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is barak obama the last u.s. leader to host hosni mubarak. maybe that's what the white house thinks but is not saying so yet, but instead is talking about an orderly transition. >> the way egypt looks and operates must change. that's why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people. but that's not for us to determine what the parameters and what the limits of those are. >> the white house can point to past history. president obama called for orderly change when he visited egypt two years ago. but now there's a lot more at stake. egypt has huge strategic importance to the u.s. it controls the suez canal, vital for u.s. navy ships heading to the persian gulf and for world trade. it's the largest arab country and for the americans, it's been a place of stability for 30 years. it was the first to sign a peace treaty with israel which now fears what will come next. so, too, to other key u.s. allies like jordan and saudi arabia. everything depends now on what the egyptian military does next. it relies on am
is barak obama the last u.s. leader to host hosni mubarak. maybe that's what the white house thinks but is not saying so yet, but instead is talking about an orderly transition. >> the way egypt looks and operates must change. that's why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people. but that's not for us to determine what the parameters and what the limits of those are. >> the white house can point to past history. president obama called for...
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president obama said that we now all live in a connected world. what happens in cairo and affects all of us. >> president mubarak retains his title, but says he is turning over his powers to his vice- president. moments later, the vice president appeared on egyptian state television. >> i would like to stress that i am committed to do whatever i can to achieve a peaceful transfer of power. this was unexpected in washington. in a statement, president obama said it was not clear whether the changes were immediate, meaningful or sufficient. but clarification soon came from the egyptian investor to washington who told one interviewer that the vice president was now in control. speaking on abc news, the israel defense minister said that there would be not -- there would not be a heard transfer of power. >> usually, and irruption of idealist sentiment -- on the eruptian eruption of idealist sentiment. >> elsewhere, the french president nicolas sarkozy's said that he hopes that egypt will move towards democracy and another form of dictatorship. in austra
president obama said that we now all live in a connected world. what happens in cairo and affects all of us. >> president mubarak retains his title, but says he is turning over his powers to his vice- president. moments later, the vice president appeared on egyptian state television. >> i would like to stress that i am committed to do whatever i can to achieve a peaceful transfer of power. this was unexpected in washington. in a statement, president obama said it was not clear...
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so far, the obama administration has been careful with its language. we have seen the administration shifting from day to day, with regards to its position. we are seeing a hardening of the u.s. position today. frankly, the white house was taken completely by surprise over this development. large numbers of americans are watching on tv. they were taken by surprise by mubarak announcement. you are going to see the united states adopting a far tougher stance, perhaps together with great britain and the european union. the pressure is going to be raised significantly on mubarak now to step aside. i do think you are going to see the rapidly deteriorating relationship between cairo and washington, on a political level, although you are going to continue to see close ties between the u.s. military and the egyptian army. certainly, the u.s. side is urging the egyptian military against using force against the protesters, who no doubt will be turning out in growing numbers on the streets of cairo and other egyptian cities. >> we have heard president barack obam
so far, the obama administration has been careful with its language. we have seen the administration shifting from day to day, with regards to its position. we are seeing a hardening of the u.s. position today. frankly, the white house was taken completely by surprise over this development. large numbers of americans are watching on tv. they were taken by surprise by mubarak announcement. you are going to see the united states adopting a far tougher stance, perhaps together with great britain...
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president obama has welcomed mr. mubarak's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. well, the events of the last few hours are the culmination of 18 days of protests. there's been a carnival atmosphere at times. and occasions when thugs took to the streets in the name of the president. our cairo correspondent john line looks back now on how people power won the day. >> it's been 2 1/2 weeks that have transformed egypt and maybe the world. determined protesters who defieded every threat. challenging decades of authoritarian rule. i was there on that first day when young egyptians took on the riot police and shed their fears. >> these are amazing scenes. the police keep trying to disperse the protesters but they just keep pushing them back. and tear gas, they've used water cannon but the protesters throw rocks at them and the police throw the rocks back. and they just come and coming and coming. pushing on forward. >> i am here. i am here. i will stay. hosni mubarak, get out!
president obama has welcomed mr. mubarak's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. well, the events of the last few hours are the culmination of 18 days of protests. there's been a carnival atmosphere at times. and occasions when thugs took to the streets in the name of the president. our cairo correspondent john line looks back now on how people power won the day. >> it's been 2 1/2 weeks that have transformed egypt and maybe the world....
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president obama has welcomed mr. must be must be's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. now we are joined from cairo. welcome to "bbc news." how will all this change your life? >> absolutely. it will change my future, my country's future. it has really opened doors for me. i didn't even imagine that all this could happen to me right now, this moment. i just graduated american university in cairo in december, and i was pretty much unemployed, jobless, contemplating, what am i going to do with my life? being an activist really doesn't pay. and now i have so many opportunities and i'm so looking forward to it. >> you've studied political things there. are you confident there will be free and fair elections? >> yes. i think the egyptian people, we all have proved that we deserve democracy. we are ready for democracy. and for the first time, we will choose our ruler. and it's truly amazing. and life-changing. >> but how is that democracy that you're hoping for going to fit i
president obama has welcomed mr. must be must be's resignation, describing it as just the beginning of egypt's transition to democracy. now we are joined from cairo. welcome to "bbc news." how will all this change your life? >> absolutely. it will change my future, my country's future. it has really opened doors for me. i didn't even imagine that all this could happen to me right now, this moment. i just graduated american university in cairo in december, and i was pretty much...
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we haven't heard anything specifically from president obama yet. what happens next? >> it's just been announced that barack obama will take questions on this for the first time on friday after a meeting that he has with a visiting foreign leader. so that will be the first chance the journalists have had to question him. the administration has been accused of being behind the curve on egypt, and it's trying to get a little bit ahead of events or keep up with events if possible. they are already predicting that on friday, there may be further confrontations. p.j. crowley, the spokesperson for the state department, says we are bracing ourselves for the real prospects of further confrontations. and interestingly, mr. crowley as well suggesting i think for the first time publicly that there may be a link between the violence, the attacks on the protesters in the square and the governing party. p.j. crowley, state department spokesman, i think we have traced it to the violence, to elements close to the government or the ruling party, although he added that he wasn't aware
we haven't heard anything specifically from president obama yet. what happens next? >> it's just been announced that barack obama will take questions on this for the first time on friday after a meeting that he has with a visiting foreign leader. so that will be the first chance the journalists have had to question him. the administration has been accused of being behind the curve on egypt, and it's trying to get a little bit ahead of events or keep up with events if possible. they are...
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it is very difficult for president obama to say the right thing. >> barack obama knows that president mubarak is quite angry. he feels a little cheated. it was a stiff conversation between the two of them. coming from press spokespeople and diplomats, you know that was a heated conversation. it is difficult for the americans. they do not want to be seen to interfere. they do not want to be seen to force the change of government. that would alarm other allies that have in the region. nor do they want to be seen to prop up somebody who many are calling a dictator. it is difficult. until now, the white house has watched, waited, and world with the situation as it has evolved. i suspect they will do that in the coming days. >> let's crossover to egypt's second largest city, alexandria. mohammed, who do you think will take the place of president mubarak? >> i think the one and only one is someone who has a very good reputation and is one of the best politicians in the whole middle east. some have been taking kind of like those, asking who they will support, elbaradei and two other people?
it is very difficult for president obama to say the right thing. >> barack obama knows that president mubarak is quite angry. he feels a little cheated. it was a stiff conversation between the two of them. coming from press spokespeople and diplomats, you know that was a heated conversation. it is difficult for the americans. they do not want to be seen to interfere. they do not want to be seen to force the change of government. that would alarm other allies that have in the region. nor...
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obama is willing to take questions. >> barack obama has a meeting with the canadian prime minister in monday on friday. he is expected to take questions about this crisis for the first time on a day when the protests are expected to escalate. whereas mubarak said that he had to stay in power to prevent a descent into chaos, the white house believes the exact opposite. take think he has to go to prevent violence and chaos. they are prepared to work with some of the closest confidantes of hosni mubarak. >> the death toll is rising in cairo. but so are the number of people getting injured. he is a doctor from cairo, -- cairo university. he says that the pro-government supporters are intent on causing the violence. >> what happened yesterday, people attacked the protesters in the square. these are not people who stand for a point or have a radical cause. in my opinion, and they are thieves, mercenaries, and funds. they are not people protesting for a cause. the major part of the egyptian society over the streets is those people that are pro the change and want the change to occur. they ar
obama is willing to take questions. >> barack obama has a meeting with the canadian prime minister in monday on friday. he is expected to take questions about this crisis for the first time on a day when the protests are expected to escalate. whereas mubarak said that he had to stay in power to prevent a descent into chaos, the white house believes the exact opposite. take think he has to go to prevent violence and chaos. they are prepared to work with some of the closest confidantes of...
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there was a tough call between barack obama and hosni mubarak. the press secretary is admitting like everybody else that officials in washington are watching open-mouthed at these momentous events that are happening around the world. >> publicly or privately, what can the americans do to supply more pressure on mubarak? >> i suppose the biggest six they have his the $1.5 billion in aid to that the u.s. gives annually to egypt. at the end of last week, the white house was implying that that aid would be reviewed and perhaps be conditional on what transpires in the days that move ahead. also, i think there are communications taking place at various levels. we know there is military-to- military contacts between cairo and washington. they are keen to make sure the army honors its pledge not to fire on to the demonstrators. the president, himself, paid tribute to the army 24 hours ago. that is seen as the crucial dimension of the problem from washington. >> you are watching bbc news. looking into outer space, a thousand new planets are discovered in
there was a tough call between barack obama and hosni mubarak. the press secretary is admitting like everybody else that officials in washington are watching open-mouthed at these momentous events that are happening around the world. >> publicly or privately, what can the americans do to supply more pressure on mubarak? >> i suppose the biggest six they have his the $1.5 billion in aid to that the u.s. gives annually to egypt. at the end of last week, the white house was implying...
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president obama said the u.s. will formally recognize southern sudan as a sovereign independent state in july. >> a moment of history in the capital of a country about to split-two. the head of the referendum condition confirmed 98.8% of southerners have chosen independence. the motion was too much for some to take. -- the e motion was too much for some. there had been fares -- fears this would be a trigger for war. instead praise came in from barack obama and the mediator--- mediator in sudan -- >> resolve any differences that may arise exclusively by peaceful means. >> earlier in the day the president met his old enemy. the president promised the south would be allowed to secede. >> we have the results today. we warmly welcome them because they express the wish of the people of the south. >> so a new country will be born. their independence will not happen until july. before then, there will be tough negotiations in the disputed area on oil and citizenship. southern sudan will be unstable and northern sudan's ec
president obama said the u.s. will formally recognize southern sudan as a sovereign independent state in july. >> a moment of history in the capital of a country about to split-two. the head of the referendum condition confirmed 98.8% of southerners have chosen independence. the motion was too much for some to take. -- the e motion was too much for some. there had been fares -- fears this would be a trigger for war. instead praise came in from barack obama and the mediator--- mediator in...
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after days of hesitation, president obama has thrown his weight behind their cause saying that passion and the mindy was an inspiration to the world. >> people of egypt, i want to be clear, we hear your voices. >> today's violence was a challenge to the order of the change that the west wants. ban ki-moon condemned it. if it turns out that the regime has been sponsoring or tolerating this violence, that would be completely and utterly unacceptable. >> the white house called the violence out regis and deplorable. >> if any of the violence is instigated by the government, it should stop immediately. >> president obamas spoke to mubarak for half an hour. he was said to be frank, direct, and candid. what do the americans mean by now? how soon is that. the president's press secretary had a way of putting it. now is yesterday. they want mubarak to go as soon as possible. for years, american presidents have seen mubarak as an indispensable ally. he has been backing the middle east peace process and a bowl worked -- a bulwark against islamic extremism. it seems like there is some possibility t
after days of hesitation, president obama has thrown his weight behind their cause saying that passion and the mindy was an inspiration to the world. >> people of egypt, i want to be clear, we hear your voices. >> today's violence was a challenge to the order of the change that the west wants. ban ki-moon condemned it. if it turns out that the regime has been sponsoring or tolerating this violence, that would be completely and utterly unacceptable. >> the white house called...
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obama stopped short of calling for him to resign. andrew north has more on the fine line the administration is walking. >> the message from president obama gets tougher and tougher, but it's not one president mubarak wants to hear. >> he needs to listen to what's being voiced by the egyptian people and make a judgment about a pathway forward that is orderly, but that is meaningful. >> that means, the egyptian leader stepping aside and the government beginning real reform and dialogue with opposition groups. >> the key question he should be asking himself is how do i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period and my hope is that he will end up making the right decision. >> hundreds of thousands of egyptians are keeping up the pressure for their leader to go. they called friday the day of departure, but it wasn't. some wonder how much longer they can carry on. president obama is all but calling for president mubarak to go now, but there's no sign of the egyptian leader budging. this is becomi
obama stopped short of calling for him to resign. andrew north has more on the fine line the administration is walking. >> the message from president obama gets tougher and tougher, but it's not one president mubarak wants to hear. >> he needs to listen to what's being voiced by the egyptian people and make a judgment about a pathway forward that is orderly, but that is meaningful. >> that means, the egyptian leader stepping aside and the government beginning real reform and...
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president obama has repeated in his thoughts and said the country cannot return to its own ways. our world affairs editor takes a look at this behind the scenes. >> cornell, president mubarak -- for now, presidentmubarak seems to be winning the standoff. his type of egypt has always been a police state. the army is a fundamental source of power. under the president, the generals have run a very tight ship. personal freedoms have been in short supply, especially freedom of speech. the new vice president, in other general, used to be head of intelligence. now he speaks for the government. >> i want the opposition to understand that we can do what president mubarak has said. when a new president comes, he will have more time to make more changes. >> the government keeps accusing the legal islamist group of masterminding the demonstrations. there is no evidence of this. the brotherhood was founded by one person in 1928. it has been seeing an elite -- as an illegal underground movement. its teachings have inspired many. one person refused to meet us in person. they say they should fig
president obama has repeated in his thoughts and said the country cannot return to its own ways. our world affairs editor takes a look at this behind the scenes. >> cornell, president mubarak -- for now, presidentmubarak seems to be winning the standoff. his type of egypt has always been a police state. the army is a fundamental source of power. under the president, the generals have run a very tight ship. personal freedoms have been in short supply, especially freedom of speech. the new...
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president obama applauds the move. >> the unid states will continue to be a friend and partner to egypt. we stand ready to provide whatever assistance is necessary, and asked for, to pursue a credible transition to a democracy. >> tom: stocks move higher, the dollar strengthens and oil prices fall, as the world reacts to egypt's changes. you're watching "nightly business report" for friday, february 11. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. sites and sounds of freedom in egypt tonight. celebrations in the streets have replaced protests, as tens of thousands of people rejoice the resignation of president hosni mubarak. mubarak has left cairo ending his 30-year one-man rule of egypt. tom, the country's military in now in control. >> tom: susie, even though egypt still faces many challenges and there are questions about what's next for the country. the
president obama applauds the move. >> the unid states will continue to be a friend and partner to egypt. we stand ready to provide whatever assistance is necessary, and asked for, to pursue a credible transition to a democracy. >> tom: stocks move higher, the dollar strengthens and oil prices fall, as the world reacts to egypt's changes. you're watching "nightly business report" for friday, february 11. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom...
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president barack obama and the first lady michelle have accepted the queen's invitation. they will be making a state visit to britain. the two-day visit will begin on may 24. it will be the president's first state visit to any european country. the french navy has seized more than three tons of cocaine from a boat off the french antilles in the caribbean. authorities say the cocaine was in barely concealed bundles in the hold of the ship. six crew members of honduran and colombian nationalities were arrested. the life of a playboy model who married an elderly billionaire and then died from a drug overdose is not the usual subject matter of an opera but the real-life story of anna nicole, a work which premiered in london. it is rare for the royal opera house to commission a brand new opera andas our arts editor -- and as our arts editor reports, questions on how successful it will be. >> big, blonde and brassy. anna nicole has arrived at the royal opera house. it's a new opera from the respected british composer mark antoni turnage. he said his wife suggested the former pl
president barack obama and the first lady michelle have accepted the queen's invitation. they will be making a state visit to britain. the two-day visit will begin on may 24. it will be the president's first state visit to any european country. the french navy has seized more than three tons of cocaine from a boat off the french antilles in the caribbean. authorities say the cocaine was in barely concealed bundles in the hold of the ship. six crew members of honduran and colombian nationalities...
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he said he thought president obama was a very good man, but he said, "i told obama you don't understand the egyptian culture and what would happen if i step down now. if i resign today, there will be chaos and the muslim brotherhood would take over." for now, president mubarak remains in the presidential palace with his family. there had been widespread rumors that his son had fled, perhaps to london, but we saw him there when we spoke to him. president mubarak told me, "i would never run away from this country. i will die on this soil," and he defended his legacy, recounting the many years he spent leading this country. after my meeting with president mubarak, i sat down for an exclusive interview with his new vice president. i asked whether he would ever authorize the army to use force against the anti-government protesters, and he insisted repeatedly he would never order force against the protesters. he hoped they would go home. he said he hopes, "they don't follow through with their pledge to have another massive march on friday after midday prayers." he said the people should under
he said he thought president obama was a very good man, but he said, "i told obama you don't understand the egyptian culture and what would happen if i step down now. if i resign today, there will be chaos and the muslim brotherhood would take over." for now, president mubarak remains in the presidential palace with his family. there had been widespread rumors that his son had fled, perhaps to london, but we saw him there when we spoke to him. president mubarak told me, "i would...
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president barack obama has called on the country's military to ensure a tradition -- transition to genuine democracy. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news america and around the globe. in a dramatic turn of events, the egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down. the announcement came after 2.5 weeks of huge street protests in cairo and other cities. it was greeted with ecstatic jubilation. the power now rests with egypt's armed forces. >> welcome to the egyptian capital cairo, a country which exploded in celebration hours ago with the announcement that president hosni mubarak, president for the last 29 years, was resigning and that the army, the military council was not taking over. this may now be a military rule in egypt, but in the streets below, not just in cairo but in cities across this country, the people feel that the victory is theirs. as i look in all directions from where we are broadcasting it again tonight, the streets are absolutely packed with traffic. a long line of lights and horns blaring, the flags are waving everywhere you go. people are waiting the egyptian
president barack obama has called on the country's military to ensure a tradition -- transition to genuine democracy. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news america and around the globe. in a dramatic turn of events, the egyptian president hosni mubarak has stepped down. the announcement came after 2.5 weeks of huge street protests in cairo and other cities. it was greeted with ecstatic jubilation. the power now rests with egypt's armed forces. >> welcome to the egyptian capital...
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president barack obama spoke before we have heard from president hosni mubarak. let's cross now to washington to speak to our state department correspondent. i understand you have been speaking to some officials for a reaction. what have you been hearing? >> we are expecting a statement from the white house -- a written statement from the white house any time soon, but in the meantime, i have been speaking to american officials, who have been giving me their first reactions to president mubarak's speech. initially, they said they were trying to decipher exactly what the public statement meant and how far the transfer of powers actually went. it was a very long speech, rather floury -- rather flowery language, and a lot of reference to constitutional articles. they said this probably did not go far enough for the crowd in tahrir square, but the protests will continue, and the crowds will get bigger. what is also interesting is where does this leave mr. suleiman if indeed president mubarak has transferred his powers to him and he is now the defacto president, as we
president barack obama spoke before we have heard from president hosni mubarak. let's cross now to washington to speak to our state department correspondent. i understand you have been speaking to some officials for a reaction. what have you been hearing? >> we are expecting a statement from the white house -- a written statement from the white house any time soon, but in the meantime, i have been speaking to american officials, who have been giving me their first reactions to president...
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people here feel is playing a double game as my colleague laura emmott explored from london president obama started a my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then fully one after the other one the i. the governments followed suit. to show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now the growth of freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled across the western mass media there were no one hundred fifty thousand people in the streets of cairo protesting for democracy this is how democracy happens but what right do u.s. and european leaders have to get involved in what's essentially domestic old rest about dissatisfaction with a ruler who cares what they want in egypt certainly not these demonstrators at the egyptian embassy in london basic or did you feel regime for such a long time. you feel regime when now they are talking about democracy and respect the from the right side of this and so obama's speech. could be seen on the face so much
people here feel is playing a double game as my colleague laura emmott explored from london president obama started a my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then fully one after the other one the i. the governments followed suit. to show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now the growth of freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled...
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president obama's team will be talking to the egyptian army. they are a key to the future without mubarak. >> i'll have more from egypt a little later in the program. one of the biggest storms ever to hit australia has struck the coast of queensland. they have suffered months of flooding and now expected to be battered by winds of nearly 200 miles an hour. the cyclone yasi roars across the east coast of australia. the premiere has told people to prepare for devastation unprecedented in history. >> the kentucky clone hit the coast with 199-mile-an-hour winds of fatal force. cities and towns were in complete lockdown. the emergency services were unable to respond to calls from frightened residents asking to be evacuated because it was simply too dangerous to venture out on to the streets. >> we are now seeing winds across these areas of more than 120 kilometers per hour. we are seeing torrential rain and some serious wave activity. these are conditions in which we cannot send out emergency workers or put up a helicopter to do a rescue. all of tha
president obama's team will be talking to the egyptian army. they are a key to the future without mubarak. >> i'll have more from egypt a little later in the program. one of the biggest storms ever to hit australia has struck the coast of queensland. they have suffered months of flooding and now expected to be battered by winds of nearly 200 miles an hour. the cyclone yasi roars across the east coast of australia. the premiere has told people to prepare for devastation unprecedented in...
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. >>> and obama obama administration officials tell the "new york times" about some of the possible exit strategies given to egypt's president. among them, going to his home or going to germany for a medical checkup. >>> well conditioning -- congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering so well, that her husband has decided to go back into space. astronaut mark kelly is set to command adults ---- a shuttle mission this april. he's been on leave since his last was shot in the head last month during that shooting rampage in tucson. >> i know her very well and she would be very comfortable with the decision that i made. >> nasa observed commander kelly for a week, that to make sure he could focus and not be distracted. >>> after weeks of uncertainty, anthony batts say he is staying. he says he couldn't commit to oakland after losing out to san jose's top job. the one thing that touched his heart. >> reporter: the prove each says that a little child will lead them. in this case, it was eight little ones and one very determined preschool teacher. >> she said, please don't leave. you vowed to
. >>> and obama obama administration officials tell the "new york times" about some of the possible exit strategies given to egypt's president. among them, going to his home or going to germany for a medical checkup. >>> well conditioning -- congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering so well, that her husband has decided to go back into space. astronaut mark kelly is set to command adults ---- a shuttle mission this april. he's been on leave since his last was...
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>> what i heard from president obama that he is supporting the people. president mubarak told our president that you are a man and you are brave man and so on. >> reporter: president obama said that? >> yes. >> reporter: we know what the opposition wants. what do you want from the opposition? >> i want from the opposition to understand that in this limited time, we can do what president mubarak have said. and we cannot do more. and when new president will come, you will have more time to make any changes you want. >> reporter: there's all sorts of speculation and suggestions that the president of the united states and other officials want president mubarak to leave earlier than he wants to. and that vice president suleiman would take over, before new elections. i actually asked vice president suleiman whether he would stand in any new elections and he pretty much shot that down. he said, i'm an old man, i'm 74 years old, i'm tired. i don't think i will stand for the next elections. terry? >> change, at least, in the air in egypt. christiane amanpour, tha
>> what i heard from president obama that he is supporting the people. president mubarak told our president that you are a man and you are brave man and so on. >> reporter: president obama said that? >> yes. >> reporter: we know what the opposition wants. what do you want from the opposition? >> i want from the opposition to understand that in this limited time, we can do what president mubarak have said. and we cannot do more. and when new president will come, you...
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a short time ago president obama said egypt would never be the same. >> president obama has not always kept pace with a fast- moving crisis, but has thrown his moral authority behind the demonstrators. >> the people of egypt has spoken. egypt will never be the same. by stepping down president mubarak responded to the egyptian people's hunter for change. they have made it clear nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the dead. >> what a difference a few -- carried the day. >> americans and british were worried things would turn ugly. david cameron made a clear the army must hold onto power. >> those who run egypt have a duty to reflect the wishes of the egyptian people. there must be a move to democratic rule. >> people celebrated on the streets. there were far worse in his gaza. many are hoping for an egyptian government less friendly towards israel. >> [unintelligible] >> no celebration-televisa. many are concerned egypt is changing. >> it is not good for israel because it will create a state of uncertainty in the middle east. >>-jordan they celebrate the revelation. he rulers
a short time ago president obama said egypt would never be the same. >> president obama has not always kept pace with a fast- moving crisis, but has thrown his moral authority behind the demonstrators. >> the people of egypt has spoken. egypt will never be the same. by stepping down president mubarak responded to the egyptian people's hunter for change. they have made it clear nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the dead. >> what a difference a few -- carried the...
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barack obama said in he wants to see change in egypt begin now. but the final say amelia with egypt's military offices. -- melee with egypt military offices. for now, president mubarak seems to be winning the standoff. but he will be going soon, so what happens then? egyptians have to face the possibility suddenly. mubarak -- egypt has always been a police state. the country has been run on emergency legislation for 30 years. under the president, the generals have run a very tight ship. personal freedoms have been in short supply, especially freedom of speech. the new vice president, omar suleiman, another general of course, used to be the head of intelligence. now he speaks for the government. >> i want the opposition to understand we can do what president mubarak has said. and when a new president will come you will have more time to make any changes you want. >> the president's accuses the legal political group be muslim brotherhood of arranging the demonstrations, but there is no evidence of this. the brotherhood was founded in 1928. it has of
barack obama said in he wants to see change in egypt begin now. but the final say amelia with egypt's military offices. -- melee with egypt military offices. for now, president mubarak seems to be winning the standoff. but he will be going soon, so what happens then? egyptians have to face the possibility suddenly. mubarak -- egypt has always been a police state. the country has been run on emergency legislation for 30 years. under the president, the generals have run a very tight ship....
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the hunger or a gentleman this is cross talk you've all been around before and you know the rules so obama z. in seattle if i can go to you first as we sit down all of us the constitution in egypt has been suspended parliament has been dissolved a referendum will be held we don't know presumably before elections in six months time is egypt its government its military government and its protesters can they do that in six months because the reason i ask this question is that for all of my life it least we've been told that arab people can't rule themselves they need a dictator they need a strong man so we have a country that has an awesome task ahead of it how do you think it's going to play out. you know it's of course is not going to be easy peter but considering the fact that the egyptian people have thrown such overthrown an entrenched and rooted rooted the corrupt and oppressive regime in the matter eighteen days i think they are more than capable of holding fair and democratic and transparent elections in the matter of six months i think it's very much possible that the challenge here
the hunger or a gentleman this is cross talk you've all been around before and you know the rules so obama z. in seattle if i can go to you first as we sit down all of us the constitution in egypt has been suspended parliament has been dissolved a referendum will be held we don't know presumably before elections in six months time is egypt its government its military government and its protesters can they do that in six months because the reason i ask this question is that for all of my life it...
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we understand president obama spoke to mubarak for about 30 minutes. that's according to the news agency a.f.c. we don't know yet until that press conference what was said. we may never know exactly. some guidance on it. possibly. one white house official has been talking to a state department correspondent and the gist of that was that president mubarak's spoach was too little too late. the quote and i say this is unnamed source, it would have been fine if he made the speech a week ago. the protests started in ton nishia are shaking egypt and they reached jordan. he has dismissed his cabinet and pointed a new prime minister. the new prime minister has been charged with carrying out political reforms. the islammist movement says it does not welcome his appointment. the bbc's matthew price is in the capt of jordan. >> for weeks they have been protesting on the streets and calling for a number of things, primarily for the prime minister to go. they want political reform and they want -- they want the country's high levels of unmoment and poverty to be ur
we understand president obama spoke to mubarak for about 30 minutes. that's according to the news agency a.f.c. we don't know yet until that press conference what was said. we may never know exactly. some guidance on it. possibly. one white house official has been talking to a state department correspondent and the gist of that was that president mubarak's spoach was too little too late. the quote and i say this is unnamed source, it would have been fine if he made the speech a week ago. the...
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in public, the obama administration has been very careful not to be seen that it is dictating what a foreign leader needs to be doing. on the other hand, it also does want to make clear that it understands the grievances of the egyptian people, but it once the egyptian people to be able to choose to their next leader is -- it wants the egyptian people to be able to choose. there is a meeting between hillary clinton and the security council and others going on right now, and we will have to see if they come out with a statement later today. there is concern about the rising tension in the country. they do feel that the army is behaving very adequately. we have heard some kind of praise almost from admiral mike mullen, the chief of staff. he seems to think that the army was behaving very well because of its calls to protesters not to lose, because of its recognition of what it called the disagreement of protesters -- calls to protesters not to loot, but the more the protests continue, the more there is a fear of continued chaos, and the tension could rise. the situation could change ko
in public, the obama administration has been very careful not to be seen that it is dictating what a foreign leader needs to be doing. on the other hand, it also does want to make clear that it understands the grievances of the egyptian people, but it once the egyptian people to be able to choose to their next leader is -- it wants the egyptian people to be able to choose. there is a meeting between hillary clinton and the security council and others going on right now, and we will have to see...
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wrong on hezbollah but hating obama is where the agreement seems to end because this year here's the compromise that conservatives also will have to make we will have to look long and hard at the military budget. thank you it's going to be i knew there had to be some dissension so. some fresh faces are willing to say in with the new out with field the tea party is interested in selecting our tea party candidates not just all the not just all of the. establishment republicans but establishment republicans there may be the temptation to x. everything including the defense but still have something to say and the money to not only say it but also to believe that the united states is becoming the laughing stock of the world because delusion john beaner by the way is flying commercial these days. oh yes i do it's a new day no matter how obvious always has a place in society but when realistic ideas too often get drowned out you cannot say that the doubling of the military budget in the last ten years has all been spent wisely and that there's not any waste in the job. you just be on you. r
wrong on hezbollah but hating obama is where the agreement seems to end because this year here's the compromise that conservatives also will have to make we will have to look long and hard at the military budget. thank you it's going to be i knew there had to be some dissension so. some fresh faces are willing to say in with the new out with field the tea party is interested in selecting our tea party candidates not just all the not just all of the. establishment republicans but establishment...
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quite the opposite president obama went to west point in two thousand and nine and he told the west point cadets he told the united states he told the world the country i'm most interested in building in building is my own so. he really would prefer not to deal with the rest of the world he really would prefer not to deal with egypt at all but the reality is as you mentioned we work very closely with the egyptian military where we work very closely with some egyptian civil society elements the united states is a world leader whether we care to admit that it or not so the reality is the united states is going to have influence we do have influence and in egypt the question is how can we exercise that influence to help egypt the egyptian people themselves make the transition to democracy the military is the key institution here we've had egyptian generals egyptian officers train in the u.s. attend some of our military academies for at least the past two decades we're very close relations with them one reason this crisis didn't turn out badly and didn't become a bloodbath in all candor
quite the opposite president obama went to west point in two thousand and nine and he told the west point cadets he told the united states he told the world the country i'm most interested in building in building is my own so. he really would prefer not to deal with the rest of the world he really would prefer not to deal with egypt at all but the reality is as you mentioned we work very closely with the egyptian military where we work very closely with some egyptian civil society elements the...
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make no mistake, most protesters in the crowd would like president obama to come out, boldly support their cause and ask mubarak to leave office right now. diplomacy doesn't work that way. a lot of american allies are watching the americans very closely to see how they treat their friends. we did, however, late tonight hear from the president. white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, is there with what he said. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: we have now heard from the president, and he did not call for hosni mubarak to step down right away. he watched the speech in the situation room today, and then spoke to the president of egypt for about 30 minutes afterwards. the president said tonight that mubarak realizes the status quo is not sustainable, and a change must take place. >> it is not the role of any other country to determine egypt's leaders. only the egyptian people can do that. what is clear, and what i indicated tonight to president mubarak, is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful. and it must begin now. >> reporter: the presid
make no mistake, most protesters in the crowd would like president obama to come out, boldly support their cause and ask mubarak to leave office right now. diplomacy doesn't work that way. a lot of american allies are watching the americans very closely to see how they treat their friends. we did, however, late tonight hear from the president. white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, is there with what he said. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: we have now heard from the president,...
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and that will be a fill your for the obama administration. so i think administration is taking the view at least that it can influence, pressure suleiman with whom we have a close relationship into doing what is promised. producing these reforms within six months, finding time for political parties to come into being, talk to the egyptian people. it's all pretty far-fetched in a way when you think of the very close time frame. and certainly elbaradei says it's not possible. we need mubarak to go, he says, and we need a year to prepare elections. >> rose: i want to turn to one thing that i thought you wrote about really well, which is the sense of dignity that pervades the people that you have met. i'm quoting now from a man who said "why would we trust him now to play it right?" that's the question the west hand answered. you say "the deeper problem is more culture than political, to accept the mubarak or chaos argument is a form of disrespect to the civility and capacity of tahrir square. it's an expression of western failure before the expl
and that will be a fill your for the obama administration. so i think administration is taking the view at least that it can influence, pressure suleiman with whom we have a close relationship into doing what is promised. producing these reforms within six months, finding time for political parties to come into being, talk to the egyptian people. it's all pretty far-fetched in a way when you think of the very close time frame. and certainly elbaradei says it's not possible. we need mubarak to...
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you think that obama is just a continuation of george bush obama. representing capitalism being just a continuation of george bush is an understatement. you have a system which was built of the slave of african people to birth a birth of this economy it gave birth to not only what's happening here domestically but around the world which is what we call today imperialism you have barack hussein obama as also a cogged meaning a small part of the machinery that works the system the same old kind of a rule that happen across the country is still happening in the same or way but represented by a face more familiar face that is usually associated with the our press and poor people so it is important to maintain the kind of programs and campaigns that continuation of even more spending on war was what obama's doing then what bush has done in his previous presidents when you're talking about the events in egypt the poverty of the people that led to these uprisings do you think the u.s. political elite should be fearful that something similar could come here
you think that obama is just a continuation of george bush obama. representing capitalism being just a continuation of george bush is an understatement. you have a system which was built of the slave of african people to birth a birth of this economy it gave birth to not only what's happening here domestically but around the world which is what we call today imperialism you have barack hussein obama as also a cogged meaning a small part of the machinery that works the system the same old kind...
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haven't heard from the obama administration a clear and unequivocal damone for mubarak to step down but rather we hearing talks about fears about more concerned about the stability of egypt and indeed the region whatever that means if it means protecting american interests with all due respect in the bill if i could just interject go right ahead and i mean you can lay this at the doorstep of the u.s. but you know at the end of the day the only world leader who's been unequivocal about this is prime minister air the one of turkey the european leaders the american leaders even the latin american leaders east asian south asian leaders all have been all of been silent so i think it's a bit misleading to lay this on the doorstep of the american yeah but i mean i don't want to say that all that remained was a guarantee he was a client of the united states and that's probably the difference here i mean there's a lot invested in this relationship here and i think and i want to get into it later but i mean a change in regime in egypt expression of its people's power and it's not going to be a pa
haven't heard from the obama administration a clear and unequivocal damone for mubarak to step down but rather we hearing talks about fears about more concerned about the stability of egypt and indeed the region whatever that means if it means protecting american interests with all due respect in the bill if i could just interject go right ahead and i mean you can lay this at the doorstep of the u.s. but you know at the end of the day the only world leader who's been unequivocal about this is...
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president obama commented about the situation a few hours ago. >> so going forward, we want those young people and we want all egyptians to know america will continue to do everything that we can to support an orderly and genuine transition to democracy in egypt. >> cia director said mr. mubarak appeared poised to hand over his powers to his vice president. the dramatic events taking place right now cap 17 days of massive and sometimes violent demonstrations to demand a transition to a true democracy. here in the bay area, people are closely watching developments. jade hernandez spoke to someone in tahrir square today. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're live here in kenzington. within the hour, we spoke to a middle east expert. before that, we gauged reaction right from cairo. a doctor who was in tahrir square this morning. >> this announcement is huge, but where it goes is a big deal. i mean, what we're hoping for is that the president steps down then all of what he ruled for is no longer valid. >> reporter: the opt moll gist we spoke to marched to tahrir square this morning. she said
president obama commented about the situation a few hours ago. >> so going forward, we want those young people and we want all egyptians to know america will continue to do everything that we can to support an orderly and genuine transition to democracy in egypt. >> cia director said mr. mubarak appeared poised to hand over his powers to his vice president. the dramatic events taking place right now cap 17 days of massive and sometimes violent demonstrations to demand a transition...
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obama had in mind. he is right now on air force one traveling back to washington and it will be interesting to see how quickly he does or does not come out to make a public statement about this. i think the white house will say what it has said throughout, we must watch and wait and this crucial line that has been repeated again and again, the egyptian people are going to be the drivers of this process. washington wants to be on the right side of history in the grand scheme of things and it does that by siding with the egyptian people, couching its arguments in terms of the egyptian people, but it is clear here this evening that events have not gone as officials of washington were expecting. >> i think what president mubarak would say is that it does not matter. he said a few times in his speech that egypt would not be dictated to by foreign powers. egypt would decide its own fate and sending a very clear message. we have heard statements by senior officials close to president mubarak telling the united
obama had in mind. he is right now on air force one traveling back to washington and it will be interesting to see how quickly he does or does not come out to make a public statement about this. i think the white house will say what it has said throughout, we must watch and wait and this crucial line that has been repeated again and again, the egyptian people are going to be the drivers of this process. washington wants to be on the right side of history in the grand scheme of things and it...
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. >> when president obama first into office i met with treasury, it in a presentation pointing out in the next few years you are going to have horrendous problems in terms of loan modifications because i know what you're thinking of, you are thinking of doing means testing for loan modifications, which means we will pick and income group, give them loan modifications, but it is too high and income group or there is too much property loss, we will not do anything about it. it is a policy as a policy decision based on economics, and other things, but your program will not work. it will not pardon of people and it will not be effective enough. i think what secretary geithner, in terms of that response, is saying, is that the problem is that any target we sat, we do not know what we can meet. i think clearly it is because housing prices are still falling, unemployment is not getting any better. how do you set targets for successful loan modifications when the economy is still incomplete disarray? that is a tough one. so on that one, i wish he could set targets. he can still do it. but wha
. >> when president obama first into office i met with treasury, it in a presentation pointing out in the next few years you are going to have horrendous problems in terms of loan modifications because i know what you're thinking of, you are thinking of doing means testing for loan modifications, which means we will pick and income group, give them loan modifications, but it is too high and income group or there is too much property loss, we will not do anything about it. it is a policy...
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president the obama administration is wrong on terrorism wrong on iran wrong on the muslim brotherhood wrong on hezbollah but hating obama is where the agreement seems to add because this year here is the compromise that conservatives also will have to make we will have to look long and hard at the military budget. thank you it's good to see you there had to be some dissension so. some fresh faces are willing to say in with the new out with the old but establishment republicans there may be the temptation to x. everything including the defense but still have something to say and the money to not only say it but also to believe that the united states is becoming the laughing stock of the world but when realistic ideas too often get drowned out you cannot say that the doubling of the military budget in the last ten years has all been spent wisely and that there's not any waste in the job. you just be on the. scene of a softy r. t. washington d.c. . on the matter who becomes the next president one of the main challenges they'll face is the growing budget deficit they just report shows ris
president the obama administration is wrong on terrorism wrong on iran wrong on the muslim brotherhood wrong on hezbollah but hating obama is where the agreement seems to add because this year here is the compromise that conservatives also will have to make we will have to look long and hard at the military budget. thank you it's good to see you there had to be some dissension so. some fresh faces are willing to say in with the new out with the old but establishment republicans there may be the...